Natural Selection 2.0 has been released

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Penny Arcade Calls it the most ambitious half life mod ever. It is arguably the most polished and most fun mod ever made. And the groundbreaking 2nd release is today.

Download it now at http://il.serverops.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=32

For more information and mirrors check out http://www.natural-selection.org

and for full mirror list check http://www.readyroom.org/

Download it and play it for fun till Half life 2 is released.

Cheers,

Spacemonkey
 
search for "which bot" thats the current bot out for it.

However you really need to play this online. Makes every other mod look dull. If you want to be part of the release party go to #naturalselection on gamesnet.
 
Not HL2 related and theres already a thread on off-topic

Sorry :/
 
What is it?
I don't wanna DL something on a 56K without knowing..well...what it is...
 
Well if u dont know, dont bother ??

Im downloading it - probably wont be able to play it tho, dam radeon 9800 pro.
 
umm all the mjor news outlets have been running it for 2 weeks. Its at bluesnews, its at planet halflife. Seriously this board is meant to be at the cutting edge of news. Anyway its worth the download. It is the best mod ever created. Go to www.readyroom.org for more information.

If this is off topic i am sorry. I am sure one of the moderators will move it.
 
It's HL related in a "general disucssion" forum.

Not the "Your latest opinion about HL 2 forum"

leave him alone shiesh
 
I'll sum up 2.0 for you, 1.1 with a minimap. Honestly they didn't add anything but that and like turning skulks when they run up walls, i mean it hsould be 1.15 or something, all they did is tweak shit I don't see why they are hyping it, it is still super jumpy and laggy, unbalanced, and overall isn't really that fun.
 
Originally posted by Aethaecyn
I'll sum up 2.0 for you, 1.1 with a minimap. Honestly they didn't add anything but that and like turning skulks when they run up walls, i mean it hsould be 1.15 or something, all they did is tweak shit I don't see why they are hyping it, it is still super jumpy and laggy, unbalanced, and overall isn't really that fun.
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aww that sucks, i was gonna try it till i read that
 
Originally posted by Anwar
It's HL related in a "general disucssion" forum.

Not the "Your latest opinion about HL 2 forum"

leave him alone shiesh
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General Discussion
Talk about everything Half-Life 2 related.




Your wrong. But i dont care, i like natural selection.
 
Originally posted by Mac84
aww that sucks, i was gonna try it till i read that
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don't take his word on it, try it out for urself! :dork:

besides.. any intelligent player would come to a conclusion about 2.0 after at least 2-3 weeks of playing it.. its ignorant to judge it when its only been a few hours since it was released publicly.
 
Your forgetting that onus now have the ability to eat marines and slowly digest them for 30 seconds while all they can see is darkness.
 
Originally posted by urseus
Your forgetting that onus now have the ability to eat marines and slowly digest them for 30 seconds while all they can see is darkness.
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and so from that u draw the conclusion that 2.0 sucks? forget learning new strategies around onos.. or whatever else u have want to be complaining about.. its better to sit here and complain than to actually give the game a good month and for pple to learn it.. yah.. /sarcasm
 
I was suporting natural selection moron. Why would i list fantasic new features if i intended to bring it down.
 
Originally posted by Aethaecyn
I'll sum up 2.0 for you, 1.1 with a minimap. Honestly they didn't add anything but that and like turning skulks when they run up walls, i mean it hsould be 1.15 or something, all they did is tweak shit I don't see why they are hyping it, it is still super jumpy and laggy, unbalanced, and overall isn't really that fun.
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Hmm, you got all that out of six hours of game play? The patch just came out today; try playing it a little longer. NS is one of the fastest growing MODs around, and for a good reason. It really brings out the teamwork in people. Sure you can go Rambo but more then likely you'll get taken out by a couple skulks within seconds (if the skulks are any good that is). I would D/L it and try it for yourself. Just remember, it takes awhile to learn so don't get mad or disappointed if it doesn't seem very easy. Once you learn the maps and the alien/marine technology it's a lot of fun. Oh, and remember this, always spam to the comm. "JP/HMG PLEASE COMM!!" they love that.
 
they should redo all the models for marine side, the weapons look like complete shit. so do the player models.
 
Originally posted by Aethaecyn
I'll sum up 2.0 for you, 1.1 with a minimap. Honestly they didn't add anything but that and like turning skulks when they run up walls, i mean it hsould be 1.15 or something, all they did is tweak shit I don't see why they are hyping it, it is still super jumpy and laggy, unbalanced, and overall isn't really that fun.
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ummm the change list is 25 typed pages long. This is a more substantial change than cs or dod has ever undergone
 
It's a whole new game basically. The new alien abilities, including the ability to evolve without hives, completely change the course of the game: sensory chambers are now uber powerful (the cloaking effects are both fantastic and ultra deadly: I think the sensory chamber is going to be the favorite even over defense). And the minimap is hardly a small change: it allows soldiers to not only see the entire map, but also the position of all other marines and their various structures.

The weapon models are just fine (the new grande launcher pwns), and the crosshairs are perfect. Honestly, you can make up something to troll about if you want, but the game is hands down the most complex and hardcore teamplay mod out there. This new version really makes the mod ready to go prime time: the major bugs are out, and the dull stalemates and lockdowns are gone. I think things are a little too heavily slanted to the alien side, but even if you lose as marines, it still feels like you were able to put up a good fight.
 
As exciting as NS 2.0 is, this is not "Half-Life 2 General Discussion". There's a forum for non-HL2 games, please use it!
 
Originally posted by urseus
Your forgetting that onus now have the ability to eat marines and slowly digest them for 30 seconds while all they can see is darkness.
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It's you're not your.
 
maybe it was just a bad team that i was on, but i thought the balance in NS 2.0 sucked. massively. when the heavies start coming, you're screwed as any alien class. i did see some neat combination use of a few lerks using umbra to lessen bullet damage while an onos and a fade ambushed one, but that's a rarity, since they almost always travel in groups. i was in a group as an onos, with a fade, another onos, and a lerk, and we got completely mowed down by two marines. what the hell kind of balance is that? strongest marine class > strongest alien class x 5. the fact that the map we were on consisted of a bunch of narrow hallways could've contributed to it. also the fact that any ranged damage the alien class has pales in comparison to the power of the marine guns detracts from the balance. i know, the aliens have somewhat devastating melee attacks, but how often can you get close enough to actually use them in a narrow hallway while being mowed down by a machinegun? oh well. at least you can respawn.

it's such a neat concept with the possibility for a lot of depth. maybe i'll try it again sometime, but ugh... it reminds me of the early vampire slayer mod days.



edit:
I think things are a little too heavily slanted to the alien side,
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wow... i guess it is entirely dependent on the nature of the teams. i had the exact opposite experience, as noted above :p
 
NS 2.0 ROCKS. :D

You people complaining about balance should all leave now. Go back to CS where it's required that you complain about balance without even trying new versions for more then 12 hours. Please.

The rest of us can enjoy it and explore the WHOLE NEW GAMEPLAY for a while before we start making balance suggestions.
 
Originally posted by Mac84
aww that sucks, i was gonna try it till i read that
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Mac84, Dont listen to him, he obviously hasnt played it.
 
Actually it doesn't take but around 1 hour to see changes dude, unless you are mentally handicapped, im not. It adds no new weapons, no new aliens, it just as I said tweaks things, like being able to evolve away from hives etc. I don't see why coding this update would take more than about 2 weeks, i mean they didn't have to model anything, skin anything, perhaps a few new maps and tweaking, perhaps a new animation for the onos eating people, which you don't see anyway cause its jumpy as hell, and I have played it for your information, it adds no new structures also.
 
neat. so if we don't like NS 2.0, we must either not know what we're talking about, or be CS kiddies.

i had a bad experience with it. how does that make me play CS? where are you getting the basis from, that since what i saw made NS 2.0 seem unbalanced, i must constantly complain about balance? i'm not going to abandon NS 2.0 because of one or two rounds. that would be stupid, as you imply. however, don't knock people because a bad round gave them a bad impression of the game, so they shared it. and if you are, actually try to counter their complaints with information, as opposed to telling them to "go back to CS where it's required that you complain about balance without even trying new versions for more then 12 hours."

oh, and i hate CS. and when i did play it, i didn't complain about balance, aside from the occaisional sighing at someone camping spawn with an AWP, and i didn't share that with other players. assumptions = bad.
 
Originally posted by Aethaecyn
Actually it doesn't take but around 1 hour to see changes dude, unless you are mentally handicapped, im not. It adds no new weapons, no new aliens, it just as I said tweaks things, like being able to evolve away from hives etc. I don't see why coding this update would take more than about 2 weeks, i mean they didn't have to model anything, skin anything, perhaps a few new maps and tweaking, perhaps a new animation for the onos eating people, which you don't see anyway cause its jumpy as hell, and I have played it for your information, it adds no new structures also.
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You never played 1.4 did you?
What does "evolve away from hives" mean? You never had to be near a hive to evolve....ever.
Its a mod update, you really expect them to make a new game?
Why on earth would they put in more aliens or new structures? It would all be useless.

They did alot of what your talking about.
All the sounds are new, all new animations.
New grenade launcher. All the sprites are new.
New Maps, Aliens have several new weapons.
All new resource system and gameplay and numerous other tweeks. and whats with the 2 weeks coding comment? As though you know something about it...
Its fine that you dont like it, but dont just start spewing ignorant comments out of your ass, your entitled to your opinion...no need to make up BS to back it up.
 
You never played 1.4 did you?
dunno
What does "evolve away from hives" mean? You never had to be near a hive to evolve....ever.
thats what the other dude said not me I said that in reference to him, read back padawan
Its a mod update, you really expect them to make a new game?
yes
Why on earth would they put in more aliens or new structures? It would all be useless.
its useless now

They did alot of what your talking about.
All the sounds are new, all new animations.
I don't pay attention to sounds and you can hardly see the animations cause its jumpy
New grenade launcher. All the sprites are new.
ok fine you got me
New Maps, Aliens have several new weapons.
like devour.
All new resource system and gameplay and numerous other tweeks.
resource system, yes.. gameplay.. no?, tweaks yes
and whats with the 2 weeks coding comment? As though you know something about it...
yes
Its fine that you dont like it, but dont just start spewing ignorant comments out of your ass, your entitled to your opinion...no need to make up BS to back it up.
Everyone makes up BS to back up their statements, or don't you know that the majority of the world's population believes in a religion of some sort, of which they cannot prove anything, of which they make up random backstories or overexaggerate things so as to influence others to believe what they do, (so they feel better about themselves?) and honestly I'm too lazy to look up statistics but being that most major religions are in direct opposition to the belief in other religions(gods) it regardless means most or at least a lot of the worlds population has to be wrong, at least in the eyes of such religion disregarding 3rd party beliefs, as in everyone goign to hell etc.
Oh, and I dont know exactly where you live but every time I come in contact with other humans they say or base all their actions off of the random bullshit they come up with. Ever seen a goth? wow point proven, most peoples opinions are in essence BS so saying that their is no need to add BS to BS is kind of lame eh?
 
seriously i dont know how u can say NS2.0 isnt any good.


Its amazing. Its just about THE ONLY HL MOD THAT REQUIRES TEAMPLAY. (dont attack me on that, its just from my experience)

And lots of things are very different from 1.04. Its still essentialy the same game. But now its more fun faster and requires the team to adapt alot more making for interesting games instead of just doing the same old jpk hmg combo or whatever. The two teams are fairly even. And you shouldent really coomplain about ballance, you have no idea how hard it is to ballance a game with two completely different sides



Its a great game. Alot more fun than the majority of games out there.
 
Aaron why wouldn't you be able to run it with a Radeon 9800 pro?
 
Ok, I'll admit I still play the game cuz i figured it out, the way I see the balance is if your ping is under 80 play marine and you will win, if your ping is above 80 play aliens and you will win, that simple.
 
Originally posted by Aethaecyn
Ok, I'll admit I still play the game cuz i figured it out, the way I see the balance is if your ping is under 80 play marine and you will win, if your ping is above 80 play aliens and you will win, that simple.
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Oh dear.
 
Originally posted by Mr.Magnetichead
It's you're not your.
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YOUR'RE a dickhead. Contribute something other than grammmarer checks thanks MS paperclip.
 
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